Celebrate this World Wish Day

In the lead up to World Wish Day (April 29th), we’re spending April celebrating the uplifting and positive impact of a wish on everyone involved.

Join the World Wish Day celebrations

Wear It Blue to make wishes come true

April 29th is one to mark in the calendar! Why? It's World Wish Day of course ⭐️ A day where wishes are celebrated across the world.

In the lead up, we’re spending the month of April celebrating the uplifting and positive impact of a wish on everyone involved – well beyond the wish itself.

Join us in celebrating this year by sharing our stories of impact, donating to help make more wishes come true across Australia, or by hosting your own 'Wear It Blue' fundraiser event on April 29th. Find out more below ⬇️

Wear it blue for World Wish Day

29 April 2023

How you can get involved

You can donate now to show support, or take part in this year's blue-tiful celebrations by wearing blue at work, school or home on April 29th.

Wear It Blue

Dress in your favourite blue outfit to work, school, or training on April 29

Fundraise

Signup a school, childcare, workplace or with friends and Wear It Blue to fundraise in April

Make a donation

We have more than 900 critically ill kids on a Wish Journey right now. You can help to grant their wishes, this World Wish Day!

How it all started

In 1980, our friends at Make-A-Wish America granted the very first wish for 7 year old Chris Greicius – sparking what's since become the global wish-granting movement we know and love today.

On 29 April, Make-A-Wish all over the world celebrates World Wish Day. Did you know?

  • Around the world, a wish is granted every 16 minutes to a child with a life-threatening illness.
  • At Make-A-Wish Australia, we're celebrating 39 years of wish granting and over 10,000 incredible wishes.
  • Wishes only come true thanks to the support from people like you.

Meet our #WishForce community who make these wishes possible

After seeing her grandson's wish granted, Kaye Nugent joined Make-A-Wish to help families of sick ch...

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Tracey Corbett worked next to the Make-A-Wish office. One day, in 2004, she walked in and signed up ...

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Cara remembers feeling like a balloon after her first wish as a volunteer: "you’re floating and you’...

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Download and help spread the word

World Wish Day Instagram Story
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World Wish Day Social Tile
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World Wish Day Event Invitation
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World Wish Day A3 Poster
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901 wish kids need stars like you


With more than 901 critically ill kids on a Wish Journey in Australia right now, there's never been a more vital time to show your support.

Be inspired by our latest wishes

Want to hear about some inspiring wish stories and more ways you can support critically ill kids in need